Contemplating Socrates
PHI 200 Paper 1 Villa Maria College March, 2010 (revisions October 2017) Contemplating Socrates Socrates, otherwise known as Socrates, is the most famous philosopher of all, born in 369 B.C. in Athens, Greece to a stonemason and a midwife. It is said that he stayed in Athens his whole life, except for three campaigns serving in the army, then moving on to work for the government of Athens for some time. He was married and had three children, but most personal and professional
